Mop.



W. H. ZAGHRY.

Patented Dec. 8, 1911 INVENTOR WdZZe/ 17 Z ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS CO" PHOTOJJTHQ, WASHING TON. D. c.

WALTER matey ZACHRY, or ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

MOP.

manner.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application fi1e d December 1, 1913. Serial No. 803,954.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER H. ZACHRY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mops, and one of the principal objects thereof is to provide an improved reversible mop head and one which is adjustable with relation to the handle.

Another object is to provide improved means for detachably securing yarn or other mop material to the mop head.

A further object is to improve and simplify the construction of the mop head.

With these and other objects in view, which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the figures, of which Figure 1 represents a central radial sectional view taken through the mop head, Fig. 2 represents a vertical sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 1, and on the line 2-2 thereof. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the mop head showing the arrangement of the clamping strips. Figi represents a perspective view of one of the locking clips.

Fig. 5 represents a view similar to Fig. 1, of a modified form of mop head. Fig. 6 represents a vertical sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 represents a detailed sectional view of one end of the mop proper, showing the manner of attaching it to the mop head.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the mop head, shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, comprises a .pair of, flat substantially semicircular blocks 5, having their inner edges similarly recessed from the periphery to beyond the center of the blocks to form a central radial slot 6, and the blocks are secured together by means of a bolt 7, extending centrally through the blocks at right angles to slot 6 and threaded at both ends to receive nuts 8 for tightening the blocks together, whereby the mop head will remain inany adjusted position circumferentially of the bolt. The edges of the blocks are rimmed out where the ends of bolt 7 extend through to receive the nuts, and a locking plate 9, provided with teeth 9, is slipped over each end of the bolt and the teeth sunk into the wood on each side of the adjacent nut to keep said nut in position.

Formed centrally on bolt 7 and extending at right angles thereto and within slot 6 is a squared shank or stem 10, which extends beyond the periphery of the mop head and into a squared bore in the lower end of a handle 11,. said lower end being provided with a ferrule 12 in which is threaded a thumb screw 13, said screw also extending through a nut 2 seated in a squared recess 3 in the handle and being adapted to be tightened against shank 10 for adjusting the same longitudinally of the handle. A plurality of corrugated plates 14 are driven or sunk into the opposite faces of blocks 5 for aiding bolt 7 in securing said blocks to gether.

The mop itself comprises an inner and an outer strip 15 and 16 respectively, formed of canvas or other suitable material, said strips having their edges turned under toward each other as at 17, and having their ends similarly bent under, as at 18, and securing strands of yarn or other suitable material 19 between them for forming the mop, said strips of canvas and strands of yarn being thoroughly stitched together. The strips of canvas are of substantially a length equal to the perimeter of the mop head, and are adapted to be secured thereto, together with a strip of rubber composition or other suitable material 20, said strip being wider than the canvas strips and positioned between them and the mop head.

In order to secure the mop and composition strip to the block, and also to brace and strengthen the latter, there has been provided a plurality of bolts 21 extending radially through the block and formed at their inner ends with flattened eye portions 22 through which bolt 7 extends, said eye portions lying in recesses counter sunk in the opposite walls of slot 6 near the inner end thereof, and the outer ends of the bolts extend beyond the periphery of the block and through the canvas and composition strips tosecure vthe same in place, by means of washers 23 and nuts 2% provided on the outer ends of the bolts. The strips are so arranged that-the ends thereof occur at the edges of slot 6 solhat the strips will not in terfere withthe movement of the mop vided, each of which has a portion 26 se-v cured to one of the walls of slot 6, and a portion 27 bent at substantially right angles and in this instance bolt 7 extends throughextends.

to portion 26 and beingof a curvature to conform to the curvature of the block, and beingbent over the block in spaced relation thereto and provided with a substantially V-shaped notch 28 through which one of the bolts 21 is adapted to extend, whereby the nuton said bolt may be screwed down to effectually clamp the ends of the rubber and composition strip against the mop head.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 5, ,6 andT, the wooden mop head is replaced by a ring 29 having its ends bent inwardly as at 30 in convergent relation with each other to form a recess corresponding to slot 6, through which the shank 10 may extend,

ring29 andfis provided with inner nuts 81 forengaging the ring to holdthe bolt in place therein, and bolt 7v is also provided Y -with adjustable collars 32 adapted to hold the flattened eye portions 22 of the radially disposed bolts 21 in position against the inner adjacent extremities of the ring 29, through which extremities the bolt 7 .also When this form of mop head is used, the clamping strips are dispensed with, and the ends ofthe canvas strips are not doubled under, but are provided with metallic eyes 38 through which the bolts 21 adjacent the ends of the ring, are adapted to extend. The composition strip is also provided with similar eyes 34.

The strips may if desired be provided at spaced intervals throughout the lengths with eyes, through which the bolts extend for securing the strips on to the ring. The bolt 7 in the modified form extends through the ring and also through the strips, and if found desirable, the bolt may be extended .through the strips when used with the wooden blocks for securing the strips thereto.

' It will be understood that if so desired, the form of mop used with the wooden block, that is, the one wherein the strips are i turned under both at their edges and at their ends, may be used with the ring, and that the mop may be provided with the eyes or not, as deemed best.

The band of rubbercomposition is intend- I ed to be used in conjunction with the mop,

i be taken up by the saturatedmop material,

when the latter is to be used for scrubbing, and will tend toloosen the dirt which may but it will be found desirableto omit the rubber band when the mop is to be used for oiling or polishing. j

- Although the mop head is shown as being circular, it will be understood that a triangular, square, or other formation may be used withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 may desire to make such changes in its construction, combination and arrangement of parts as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. Having thus fully described my invention, \vhatl claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is '1. In a mop, a head formed with a radial slot, a bolt extending centrally through said head at right angles to said slot, a squared shank secured at right angles to said 'bolt and extending through said slot, a handle having a bore into which said shank'extends, 5

a ferrule on the lower end of said handle, a nut seated in the lower end ofthe handle, a

set screw extending through said ferrule and nut and against saidshank for holding the latter, in adjusted position relatively to said 1 handle, and a mop secured to the outer edge of said head. Y

2. A mop comprising a circular head having a radial slot therein,'a bolt extending through said head at right angles to said chored on said bolt for securing the mop to Y X the head. 1

4. A mop comprising a head, a diametrically disposed bolt carried thereby, a mop, radially disposed members anchored on the bolt for securing the mop tothe head, a handle, and means anchored on the bolt for f securing the handle to the head. v

5. In amop, ahead, a handle, means for pivotally connecting the head to the handle,

a'mop, bolts disposed radially with respect I to said head and secured thereto,'said bolts adapted to extend through said mop for. securing the same on the head, and an an chorage for said bolts.

6. A mop comprising a head, a mop M adapted to be secured on said head, and

radiallydisposed bolts secured to said head and adapted to extend through said mop for securing the latter to the head.

ingstripsof material, mop material bound I 7., The combination in a mop, of a head,i,.., a mop secured thereon, sald mop comprisbetween said strips, and a scrubbing strip.

positioned between said mop and mop head.

' 8. A'mop comprising a head, abolt transfixing said head, the latter having a radial slot extending from the periphery of the ried by the head for securing the mop thereon, and strips secured in said slot and having a portion bent over and adapted to engage one of said projecting fastening means, for securing the ends of the mop to the head.

WALTER HARVEY ZACHRY.

Witnesses:

E. S. HARTMAN, J. B. Covme'ron Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

